Yet another exciting tonnage determination question. I work on a ship with the following on its COI [20180925_124330] Which from my reading of the CFRs I assumed makes the ship useless for sea time between second mate unlimited and chief mate unlimited. Not just useless for avoiding a limited t…

How can you have such big difference between GT/GRT? Is this a special type of vessel?

I guess I was just still confused since that thread seemed to be focusing a lot on the OSV license tracks which specifically address ITC tonnage. This tonnage disparity is just so large and technically the checklist says all sea time must be on vessels of over 100 GRT and the national license check…

It is a 180 overnight guest passenger vessel.

I think you get unlimited tonnage seatime on that vessel. This once again demonstrates how meaningless and arbitrary USCG Gross Register Tons are. They are worthless for determining anything of practical value. It’s a fraudulent scam. Mariners are the primary victims.

How do I get a job as “Chief Mate” on that vessel so I can get unlimited master? Yes, I know the USCG only requires one 100 ton Master, and one 100 ton Mate or this vessel. However, those officers get 4000 ton seatime allowing an upgrade to an unlimited tonnage master’s license. Oh the wonders of…

the checklist says all sea time must be on vessels of over 100 GRT and the national license checklist says nothing about ITC. You answered your question right there. CG uses the GRT for license, ITC only gets used if there is no GRT. I do know of cases where people have gotten the CG to count t…

My recollection is that t hey give you seatime credit or whichever tonnage admeasurement is highest, I.e., the GT.

Thanks, thats what I figured. I don’t think I’ve ever gotten useful information from the folks that work the NMC website.

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Dutchie October 9, 2018, 8:56pm 2

This subject was discussed already earlier in this topic. Maybe be this helps.

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